Mysore/Mysuru: V. Eswara Rao, Vice-President (Works), JK Tyre & Industries Ltd., Mysuru, was appointed as the Chairman of Confederation of Indian Industry, Mysuru Zone (CII Mysuru Zone) for the year 2024-25 at the Annual Meeting 2023-24 held on Feb. 23 at Hotel Radisson Blu Plaza in city while Santosh Gundapi, Senior Director at AT&S India Pvt. Ltd., as Vice-Chairman. 

Serving as Location Head of three Manufacturing Plants since August 2018, Eswara Rao brings over 27 years of technical expertise in Operations Management across various industries including Petrochemicals, Plastics, Rubber, Belts, Tyres and Sugar.  

Santosh Gundapi brings a wealth of experience in Printed Circuit Board technologies, encompassing Production, Quality Management, Six Sigma, and overall plant performance. Having commenced his career as a Process Engineer in 2005, he steadily advanced through roles such as Quality Engineering Manager, Quality Manager, and Production Manager at the Nanjangud plant. In 2017, he transitioned to Austria, where he effectively served as Customer Quality Manager for AT&S’ automotive, industrial and medical business unit.